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FORUM REPORT TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN | JUNE 13th-14th, 2019
Two days of dialogue on the CAMCA region organized by the CAMCA Network, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Rumsfeld Foundation
THEME: “CAMCA: Shared Interests, Shared Aspirations”
SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS: International leaders and professionals from the 10 CAMCA countries, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Sweden and the United States
FOCUS AREAS: Intraregional trade, transport and transit, regional business and investments, economic development, entrepreneurship and innovation, human capital and education
PREVIOUS FORUMS: Baku, Azerbaijan - 2018; Dushanbe, Tajikistan - 2017; Tbilisi, Georgia - 2016; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - 2015; Astana, Kazakhstan - 2014
The Forum is a premier annual convening of rising leaders from the CAMCA (Central Asia – Mongolia – Caucasus – Afghanistan) region as well as top professionals and stakeholders from the broader international community. The Forum was founded and is organized by the CAMCA Network, the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and the Rumsfeld Foundation with the support of local partners and sponsors.
The Forum’s mission is to serve as a platform to connect top professionals across all sectors for region-wide discussions on means of advancing economic growth and social development in Greater Central Asia.
2019 CAMCA REGIONAL FORUM CENTRAL ASIA – MONGOLIA – CAUCASUS - AFGHANISTAN
- Established in 2014, there have been6 CAMCA Regional Forums.
- Attendance for all Forums totals morethan 1,000 participants.
- Attendees have represented morethan 25 countries.
- Over 200 speakers have contributedto Forum conversations.
- The Forum location travels each yearacross the CAMCA region.
ABOUT THE CAMCA REGIONAL FORUM
2019 IN NUMBERS
20 COUNTRIESREPRESENTED
300+ ATTENDEES
65+ SPEAKERS
18 SESSIONS
Dr. S. Frederick Starr introducing keynote speaker, Dr. Arthur Laffer
2019 CAMCA Forum Report | p. 2
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES & INTERVIEWS: - Senator Sodyq Safoev, First Deputy Chairman of
the Senate of Oliy Majlis of the Republic ofUzbekistan
- Dr. Arthur Laffer, Founder and Chairman of LafferAssociates
- “State Building and Reforms in Uzbekistan: DrivingForce for Regionalism?” - Ruslanbek Davletov,
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- “CAMCA: Whole vs. Sum of the Parts” -Giorgi Kvirikashvili, EBRD International Advisorand Former Prime Minister of Georgia
SPECIAL PRESENTATION:- “Prospects of Inclusive Economic Growth in the
CAMCA Region” - Tigran Poghosyan, IMF Resident Representative in the Kyrgyz Republic
PLENARY SESSIONS: - Intraregional Trade within CAMCA: Signs of
Progress?- Intraregional Finance: A Growth Industry?- Transport: Opening Windows to West, South and
Southeast - Culture and Tourism: Regional Project?- CAMCA Spotlights: Meet the CAMCA Network
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:- What Attracts Quality Investment in the CAMCA
Countries? What Doesn’t?- Models of Regional Coordination- Building Modern CAMCA Skills: Innovation,
Education and Training- Afghanistan: A New Factor in Intraregional Trade
and Investments?- Is Digital Transformation Happening in CAMCA?- Will there be Regional Media?
FEATURED BREAKOUT SESSION:- Meet Some CAMCA Entrepreneurs –
Featuring pitches by nine entrepreneurs fromacross the region
View the full agenda online.
“In our fast growing and challenging world, the annual CAMCA Regional Forum is the best platform for young leaders from our region to come together to freely share ideas and enhance relationships.”
HAMROKHON ZARIFI FORMER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TAJIKISTAN
“The CAMCA Regional Forum represents a unique platform for nurturing valuable ties among young leaders from the CAMCA countries. It brings together outstanding individuals that have the potential to take the development of the region to a new level. It was truly inspiring to observe participants of the Forum discussing topics that will shape the economics and politics of the region. The Forum is a driver for regional initiatives, numerous collaborations and innovative solutions to common challenges. It is a place where new ideas, new projects and new friendships are born, which only grow stronger with every Forum.”
RUSUDAN MAMATSASHVILI FIRST DEPUTY HEAD, GEORGIAN NATIONAL TOURISM ADMINISTRATION
“The Forum was very useful both in terms of understanding the local context of Uzbekistan and Central Asia more broadly, as well as for developing necessary networking links with experts and peers which will be useful in future years. I was very impressed by the reforms in Uzbekistan and overall it was easy to witness the enormous potential for regional cooperation which we’ve underutilized so much thus far. The Forum will help us further think about creative ways for integration and cooperation for the sake of peace and prosperity.”
FARIZ ISMAILZADE EXECUTIVE VICE RECTOR, ADA UNIVERSITY, AZERBAIJAN
“I think the most important reason to attend the CAMCA Forum is networking – networking with a group of professionals and with a group of people who are making decisions about aspects of improving the day-to-day life of their people. That is the most important reason – to know the policy decision-makers and how to connect with them in order to improve our relationships – whether we are working in the government or the private sector.”
ASSADULLAH ZAMIR FORMER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATION
AND LIVESTOCK OF AFGHANISTAN; CAMCA NETWORK MEMBER
Keynote Interview with Giorgi Kvirikashvili
2019 FORUM SESSIONS
2019 CAMCA Forum Report | p. 3
Bobur Abdullaev, Head, Department of Strategic Development, Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications, Uzbekistan Habib Abdullayev, Director of the Navoi Free Economic Zone Hikmat Abdurahmanov, Co-founder, HUMO Partners* Timur Abushkin, Head of Markets, Astana International Exchange Laziz Adkhamov, Director of SAP Uzbekistan Saidakbarkhon Akbarov, Acting Deputy Chairman, State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Development of Tourism Azamat Akeleev, Owner, Olive Eco Ethno Hotel and Resort Chain* Hiroyuki Akita, Senior Staff Writer, Nikkei Asian Review, Japan Iskander Akylbayev, Executive Director, Kazakhstan Council on International Relations* Amb. Irakli Alasania, Senior Partner, SP Consulting Arevik Anapiosyan, Deputy Minister of Education Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia* Dr. Kaush Arha, Senior Adviser for Strategic Engagement, USAID Botir Arifdjanov, Founder, Bilim Onlayn Umid Aripjanov, Founding Partner, CENTIL Law* Bokhodir Ayupov, Country Representative, Kazakh Export, Uzbekistan* Dulguun Baasandavaa, CEO, BGB Peak LLC* Sarvar Babahodjaev, Deputy Minister of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan John Batchelor, Host, The John Batchelor Show Nazira Beishenalieva, Board of Trustees, American University of Central Asia* Nargiza Bobomuradova, Head of International Department, National Association of Electronic Media of Uzbekistan Mukhtar Bubeyev, CEO, Astana Financial Services Authority Dr. Svante Cornell, Director, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Edward Cox, Attorney and Secretary of The Economic Club of New York Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa, Executive Director, DeFacto Institute Ruslanbek Davletov, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan Marat Djanbaev, CEO, Taza Bio Systems* Sarkhan Hashimov, Director-General of Microsoft for Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan* Anvar Irchaev, Director, Orient Capital Management Farrukh Irnazarov, Co-Founder, Central Asian Development Institute*
Fariz Ismailzade, Vice-Rector, ADA University Amb. Tedo Japaridze, Vice-Chairman, International Relations, Anaklia Development Consortium Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of Central Asia Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University Khusan Khasanov, Islamic Development Bank Field Representative for Uzbekistan Zafar Khashimov, Founder, Supermarket Chain Korzinka.uz Jamshid Khodjaev, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Laziz Kudratov, Deputy Minister of Investment and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan* Amb. Daniyar Kurbanov, Director, Center for International Relations Studies Sen. Alisher Kurmanov, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, International Economic Relations, Investments and Tourism of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Giorgi Kvirikashvili, EBRD International Advisor and former Prime Minister of Georgia Jenny Jenish kyzy, Chairperson, Association of Social Entrepreneurs of Kyrgyzstan* Dr. Arthur Laffer, Founder and Chairman, Laffer Associates Mariam Lashkhi, Deputy Chairperson, Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency* Rusudan Mamatsashvili, First Deputy Head, Georgian National Tourism Administration Aibek Mambetaliev, CEO, Euro Unternehmen Anatoly Motkin, President, StrategEast Sardor Mukhamedaliev, Chief Business Development Officer, Zoodmall Malik Mukhitdinov, Program Officer, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Uzbekistan* Bakhtiyor Mustafayev, Head of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies, Uzbekistan Nargiz Nasrullayeva-Muduroglu, Adviser to the Executive Director, State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan* Atabek Nazirov, Chairman, Capital Market Development Agency of Uzbekistan Gauhar Nurgalieva, Head of Eurasian Studies, Skolkovo Institute of Emerging Markets Studies* Akmal Payziev, CEO, MyTaxi and Express24 Dr. Jacopo Maria Pepe, Research Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations Tigran Poghosyan, IMF Resident Representative, Kyrgyz Republic Bayarmagnai Puntsag, Deputy Director, Department of Public Diplomacy and Cultural Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
Zuhursho Rahmatulloev, Co-Founder, Alif Capital* Sen. Sodyq Safoev, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Barry Salaam, Chairman, Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, Afghanistan * Michael Sellman, Co-CEO, Calatrava Grace Corporation Najibullah Sharifi, CEO, Rumi Consultancy Omaid Sharifi, Co-Founder & President, Art Lords* Omar Sharifi, Director and Senior Fellow, American Institute of Afghanistan Studies* Paul Shultz, Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking and Corporate Finance, First Heartland Securities Kamila Sidiqi, CEO and Founder, Kaweyan Group Dr. S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Ravshan Sobirzoda, Central Asia Economic Adviser, UK Department for International Development, Tajikistan* Talant Sultanov, Chair of the Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter* Amb. Ingrid Tersman, Amb. of Sweden to Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Sarah Tonucci, Executive Director, Rumsfeld Foundation Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli, Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Aziza Umarova, Co-Founder, SmartGov Consulting* Dr. Roman Vakulchuk, Co-Founder, Central Asian Development Institute* Emin Vali, Co-Founder, Keepface* Amb. Wahidullah Waissi, Amb. of Afghanistan to Australia* Enders Wimbush, President, StrateVarious Asset Yerali, CEO, Odyssey Investments Group* Assadullah Zamir, CEO and Partner, Sabzwar Agribusiness and Food Services* Hamrokhan Zarifi, Former Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Zabiullah Ziarmal, First Vice Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce of Afghanistan *CAMCA Network Member
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
2019 CAMCA Forum Report | p. 4
FORUM EVENTS & HIGHLIGHTSCAMCA Expo of regional businesses and entrepreneurs Keynote remarks from Senator Sodyq Safoev
CAMCA FORUM MEMORANDUM SIGNING At the Forum, representatives of the Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CAMCA Forum organizers officially recognizing the Forum as an important regional platform and outlining areas of future cooperation. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with these countries in support of the Forum’s mission.
(Pictured from left to right: Amb. Hafiz Pashayev, ADA Rector and Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan; Dr. S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute; Tamar Kekenadze, CAMCA Network; Alexander Khvtisiashvili, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia; Dr. Starr; Sarah Tonucci, Executive Director, Rumsfeld Foundation; and Darkhan Satybaldy, Kazakh Ambassador to Uzbekistan)
Art displayed by Omaid Sharifi, President of ArtLords and CAMCA Network Member, Afghanistan
“CAMCA Spotlights: Meet the CAMCA Network” session with presenters from six countries
2019 CAMCA Forum Report | p. 5
#CAMCA2019 REGIONAL FORUM WAS AN AMAZING EVENT BRINGING TOGETHER BRILLIANT PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. @RUMSFELDFOUNDTN HAS CREATED A UNIQUE NETWORK OF OVER 200 PROFS FROM 10 COUNTRIES. WHO HAVE NOT ONLY BECOME FRIENDS, BUT ALSO SHAPERS OF OUR COUNTRIES’ FUTURES. - AREVIK ANAPOSIYAN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, CULTURE AND
SPORTS OF ARMENIA
“DO NOT PAY PEOPLE TO BE POOR, TEACH THEM TO BE RICH, BECAUSE THE LATTER PAY GOOD TAXES,” – ARTHUR #LAFFER SPEAKING ABOUT GOVERNMENT TAXATION POLICIES AT #CAMCA2019 FORUM IN TASHKENT THIS MORNING. - SANJARBEK TOSHBAEV, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION COUNTRY
MANAGER FOR UZBEKISTAN
THREE WEEKS AGO WE GOT TOGETHER IN #TASHKENT TO DISCUSS OUR COMMON OPPORTUNITIES AS NATIONS SURROUNDED BY COMMON CHALLENGES. I SPOKE ABOUT #CAMCA CONNECTIVITY THAT OFFERS MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION OF THE TALENTED, LIKEMINDED & ENTREPRENEUR GENERATION OF OUR REGION! - AMB. WAHIDULLAH WAISSI, AMBASSADOR OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN TO
THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI
#CAMCA2019 HAPPENED WITH #AFG HIGH REP – THEMES VARY FROM TRADE TO INVESTMENT, HISTORY TO ARTS, & MEDIA TO REGIONAL EXPANSIONS. - PARWIZ KAWA, FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF OF HASHT E SUBH DAILY, AFGHANISTAN
Review #CAMCA2019 conversations on Twitter & Facebook.
View photo coverage on Flickr.
Video session coverage will be available on the CAMCA Regional Forum YouTube Channel.
Review the official press release, full agenda and all press mentions online.
PODCAST FEATURE Renowned American radio host, John Batchelor, hosted the John Batchelor Show from the 2019
CAMCA Forum. Find several informative interviews in his “On the Road to Tashkent” episodes with
Forum organizers and attendees online.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Sarah Tonucci, Rumsfeld Foundation [email protected]
David Soumbadze, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute [email protected]
Malik Mukhitdinov, CAMCA Network [email protected]
FOUNDING ORGANIZERS
MEDIA
To learn more about the 2020 CAMCA Regional Forum contact [email protected].
Forum Participants
